Trump orders airstrikes in Yemen

President Trump ordered US military airstrikes on targets in Yemen in retaliation to Houthi attacks on American ships in the Red Sea.

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00:00President Trump ordered U.S. military airstrikes on targets in Yemen in retaliation to Houthi

00:08attacks on American ships in the Red Sea.

00:10U.S. Central Command shared this video on X showing drone footage of one of the strikes.

00:16The strikes targeted Yemen's capital of Sana'a as well as other provinces.

00:21The White House's X account shared these images of Trump observing a video feed of

00:26the strikes while wearing golf attire in Florida.

00:29In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the Houthi attack on American vessels will not

00:33be tolerated.

00:34We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective, demanding

00:38that Iran end its support of Houthi rebels.

00:41On Monday, the Houthi-run health ministry said that at least 53 people had been killed

00:46in the strikes, including five women and two children, along with 98 injuries.

00:51A U.S. defense official told NBC News that in response to the airstrikes, the Houthis

00:56unsuccessfully attempted to attack the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier.